The READ THIS! Author Q&A (with Moi and Bebe!), Book Birthdays, & More!

It's Almost Thanksgiving! As I've said before, Thanksgiving is my favorite big holiday for a variety of reasons. We have friends coming in from out of town and we're not going to be doing a traditional celebration this year, but I'm super looking forward to it. And I hope all y'all have wonderful Thanksgivings, Friendsgivings, hang outs, long weekends, super shopping extravaganzas, or just have a lovely Thursday. I'm also looking forward to the READ THIS! Author Q&A, which is THIS Thursday, and features moi and my co-writer Bebe Bayliss on the hot seat. Trust me, you don't want to miss this one! There's more besides, including a book birthday that happened yesterday and an upcoming book birthday this Tuesday, so let's get to it, shall we? We shall!

IT'S JUST ABOUT TIME FOR A BOOK BIRTHDAY! Something Wicked, the first novel in the Santa Paloma Mysteries series written by moi and Bebe Bayliss, will release THIS Tuesday, November 19, 2024 from Ginger Blue Publishing. Coming in ebook and paperback, preorders are still live at Amazon, B&N.com, Kobo, and Apple Books. So get your copies preordered today so there's no waiting for you to get to reading on Tuesday!

Speaking of Book Birthdays... The Multiverse of Mystery, featuring "Touring Company" by moi writing as Anita Ensal, just released this past Sunday. The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers have set Holmes & Watson in new places, new times, and new genders, sometimes all at once! Don't miss out on this cool, fun anthology: grab your copy today!

Speaking of Picking Up Copies... All of these are available now from Ginger Blue Publishing and available at Amazon, B&N.com, and the rest of the usual suspects. If you haven't grabbed these yet, now's the time!

The story of the Old West's most notorious female outlaw, the infamous Belladonna. Read the story that started it all... Stacey Weir didn't mean to become an amateur sleuth. But when her adoptive father's accused of murder, there was only one thing for her to do...

Romantic suspense set in and around New Orleans, now with an (extended) epilogue! (Re-release.) Mosaic post-apocalyptic novel set in the far future that's reverted to Old West ways, where love, friends, and family are what get you through.

A collection of paranormal tales, with new bonus stories and an introduction from the author of BITE CLUB. (Re-release.) A collection of all my humorous SF/F/P (non-Alien series) stories, together in one place for the first time!

Speaking of New Books... I'm in a wonderful anthology from Albert Whitman & Co. celebrating Hanukkah with a diverse collection of poems and stories filled with history, humor, and hope, which released in the first week of September! My story, "The Luck of the Irish," deals with a family discovering they have a whole history they know nothing about. This YA collection is great for everyone of all ages, even if you don't know a yarmulke from a menorah. Get your copy today! And check out these nice reviews of the anthology from Kirkus Reviews and the School Library Journal.

Speaking Again Of New Books... The re-release of my humor collection, Random Musings from the Funny Girl, came out last month from Ginger Blue Publishing with bonus funny. Get your copy from Amazon, B&N, and all the usual suspects. And if you have the original, but want those new pieces in their snazzy new format, well, I'm not gonna tell you no. :-D

November 2024 READ THIS! Author Q&A

November's READ THIS! author Q&A featuring Guest Host Hal Bodner and Authors Gini Koch and Bebe Bayliss, will be on Thursday, November 21, 2024 from 9pm-10pm Eastern. Access to Discord is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend! You do not need to be a Discord member/user to attend: Use this link https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW to go directly to the chat room! (You also don't need to have finished the book to join in the fun. We authors know that everyone reads at their own pace and we just want to hang out with you guys and have some good times!) Once in, you'll get to join in the fun of asking authors about their "process" and more. PLUS, one lucky winner will get December's READ THIS! selection for FREE! I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is, so don't miss out! (You must be present in the chat to win. Physical copies U.S. only; ebook copies worldwide.)

November 2024 READ THIS! Selection

The READ THIS! Selection for November 2024 is:  Fall's Girl by Gini Koch & Bebe Bayliss Gini's Take: Stuntwoman Stacey Weir didn’t mean to become an amateur detective – but when the man who saved her as a teenager is accused of murder, there was only one thing for her to do… About the Authors: One of them is me! But just in case you've missed the "official" intro...Gini Koch writes the fast, fresh, and funny Alien/ Katherine “Kitty” Katt series for DAW Books, the Necropolis Enforcement Files, and the Martian Alliance Chronicles. As G.J. Koch she writes the Alexander Outland series and she’s made the most of multiple personality disorder by writing novels, novellas, novelettes, and short stories in all the genres out there and under a variety of other pen names as well, including Anita Ensal, Jemma Chase, A.E. Stanton, and J.C. Koch. She now enjoys expanding the fun co-writing with Bebe Bayliss. Their first mystery novel, FALL’S GIRL, released from Ginger Blue Publishing in 2024. www.ginikoch.com Bebe Bayliss is a California-born Canadian author writing mystery & suspense, science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, weird west, and horror, with stories featured in anthologies from Zombies Need Brains, Flame Tree Publishing, Brigids Gate Press, and Air and Nothingness Press (as Sonya Carlin.) She and co-writer Gini Koch bonded over a shared love of snark and sci-fi conventions and they now write short stories, novellas, and novels together, including FALL’S GIRL, first in their Fall’s Girl Mystery series from Ginger Blue Publishing. Bebe lives in British Columbia with a very tall husband and a very small dog. http://www.bebebayliss.com

December's READ THIS! Selection   And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!

The READ THIS! Selection for December 2024 is:        All I Want for Christmas is a Werewolf By Liana Brooks

For those who came in late... DRUMROLL, PLEASE... I wrote "the end"!  I wrote "the end"! I wrote "the end"! Yes, it's true, Aliens Like Us is FINALLY done and Kitty and I are super happy with it. Now it's with my crit partners and beta team, then once I make their fixes, if any (hey, a girl can dream), it goes to my agent. Then, from her, it goes to DAW. At that point, DAW will go over edits and such with me and then I should have at least a guesstimate for the official release date. As always, all y'all will be the first to know! (And yes, I'm getting the teaser pages for Alien Research ready as we speak, so to speak...)

Read Out Loud! Do you have your copy of the Touched by an Alien audiobook yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!

Speaking of Reading Out Loud... Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!

So many bookie wookies, so much time to catch up on all of them while waiting for Aliens Like Us and the next READ THIS! selection. Check out my Bookstore for all the things!

That's it for today, but, never fear, another Update, including details for the next READ THIS! selection, will be arriving in a couple of weeks! In the meantime, stay safe and healthy, remember we're all in this together, be kind to one another, give love and support to all those who are on the front lines in any capacity, hope this year continues to give all of you much joy and goodness, and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch all y'all on the flip side! Love, Gini

Book Birthday, Exciting Kickstarter, A Cover Reveal, READ THIS! Author Q&A Deets, & More!

Happy Upcoming Lots of Things! We're not quite halfway through March and the rest of this month is going to be great! I hope everyone who has to follow Daylight Savings Time in the U.S. remembered to "spring ahead" and that those for whom that dark day is coming will be prepared when your Lack Of Sleep Day happens.  We have a LOT coming for the rest of the month. I'm hoping that all y'all will have fun and safe St. Patrick's Day celebrations and have recovered enough to enjoy the first (official) day of Spring next week, in preparation for our next fun READ THIS! Author Q&A happening a week from Thursday, on the 21st. (Yes, March is as busy a month as February was.) There are also more religious events through the end of the month, including Easter, so hoping all y'all enjoy whatever celebrations you have!  Some of you may have noticed that this is coming to you a bit earlier than normal, but that's because I have a Book Birthday AND a Cover Reveal to celebrate and I want to be sure to celebrate them with all of you! So let's get to it, shall we? We shall!

The New Bookie Wookie is Here! Fall's Girl, my first straight-on mystery, co-written with Bebe Bayliss, releases TODAY and is alive and out in the world, available from all the usual suspects! Trot on over to B&N.com, Amazon, or anywhere else you buy your books, wish me and Bebe a Happy Book Birthday, and grab your copy TODAY!

Exciting NEW Kickstarter for an Awesome Anthology!

I am SUPER excited to be a part of this Multiverse of Mystery anthology, filled with stories from a host of excellent tie-in authors. If you enjoy mysteries of any kind, this one's for you! Not only is my story (by moi writing as Anita Ensal) set in my Belter's universe, but I'm doing another twist with my "Sherlock and Watson" being Irene and Mary. I'm also offering 3 tuckerizations (aka your or someone else's name in lights), so don't delay, because we're already halfway through the Kickstarter campaign. Get over and support this one today!

It's Cover Reveal & Preorder Time! There is no Kitty without Belle. Want to read the book that is, truly, the reason I started writing? Well, now you can, because Natural Born Outlaws: The Legend of Belladonna Book 1 by moi writing as A.E. Stanton, is coming soon from Ginger Blue Publishing! Get your preorders in now from Amazon, B&N, and all the other usual suspects, so as to grab the bookie wookie as soon as possible. (And yes, for you audiobook lovers, scroll farther down because the excellent audiodrama has been available from Graphic Audio for a while and is waiting for you to enjoy it.)

March 2024 READ THIS! Author Q&A

March's READ THIS! author Q&A featuring Guest Author Catherine Kane  will be on Thursday, March 21, 2024 from 9pm-10pm Eastern. Access to Discord is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend! You do not need to be a Discord member/user to attend: Use this link https://discord.gg/GYpzD25JvW to go directly to the chat room! (You also don't need to have finished the book to join in the fun. We authors know that everyone reads at their own pace and we just want to hang out with you guys and have some good times!) Once in, you'll get to join in the fun of asking authors about their "process" and more. PLUS, one lucky winner will get April's READ THIS! selection for FREE! I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is, so don't miss out! (You must be present in the chat to win. Physical copies U.S. only; ebook copies worldwide.)

March 2024 READ THIS! Selection

The READ THIS! Selection for March 2024 is:  The Song of Dreams and Shadows By Catherine Kane Gini's Take: Another adventure with a still learning her powers Morgan and her talking cat Sam. This time, they have to rescue a forgotten hero before it's too late. About the Author: Catherine Kane was raised by feral storytellers. She's a teller of tales, a poet, a wordsmith and a songwright, a professional psychic, an artist, an enthusiastic student of the Universe, a maker of extremely bad puns and a medieval re-enactor who spends a fair amount of time at renaissance faires when she isn't hunched over her computer, writing. She has self published 12 books (practical metaphysics and urban fantasy) and is currently wrestling with her 13th (which is teaching her new skills the hard way.)

April's READ THIS! Selection   And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early!

The READ THIS! Selection for April 2024 is:      Dragonesque (anthology) Featuring "A King Arthur Dragon in Space Station 23's Court" by Gini Koch and Bebe Bayliss And "Lord Bai and the Magic Pirate" by Jean Marie Ward

It's a new year and a new "I'm not quite done" message. BUT, I'm so close to done that I'm willing to say that all y'all can start expecting the Official News Of Goodness much sooner than later. (And now I wince and duck, waiting for what 2024 will throw at me for my hubris in sharing that I'm excited to be this close to turning the book in.) So, watch this space, I have all the digits crossed that the information here is going to be new and different soon, quite soon...

Read Out Loud! Do you have your copy of the Touched by an Alien audiobook yet? If not, don't wait! Grab yours today and start your year right!

Speaking of Reading Out Loud... Graphic Audio has renewed the contract for The Legend of Belladonna, Part 1: Natural Born Outlaws, by moi writing as A.E. Stanton. If you haven't grabbed this fantastic audiobook, don't delay, grab it today!

So many bookie wookies, so much time to catch up on all of them while waiting for Aliens Like Us and the next READ THIS! selection. Check out my Bookstore for all the things!

That's it for today, but, never fear, another Update, including details for the next READ THIS! selection, will be arriving in a couple of weeks! In the meantime, stay safe and healthy, remember we're all in this together, be kind to one another, give love and support to all those who are on the front lines in any capacity, hope this year continues to give all of you much joy and goodness, and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch all y'all on the flip side! Love, Gini